Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Comic Book-Inspired Metal

Heavy metal is often considered the comic book of the music world by ill-informed clods, reveling in common themes like violent vengeance and grim justice. In fact, metal and comics cross paths only rarely but with legendary results, and on this week’s heavy metal history lesson host Ian Christe (“Sound of the Beast”/Bazillion Points Books) clobbers a handful of classic songs about Iron Man, Thor, Judge Dredd, Spiderman, Ghost Rider, Conan, and others by heavy metal heroes Manowar, Bloodstar, Voivod, Entombed, Unseen Terror, Ramones, Celtic Frost and more! Know your roots, nuf sed!

To delve deeper into the connections of comic book movies and heavy metal, check out HEAVY METAL MOVIES, by Mike McPadden by clicking HERE.

Bloody Roots is Sound of the Beast author (and Bazillion Points publisher) Ian Christe’s heavy metal history show on Sirius XM Liquid Metal channel 40. Since June 2004, each weekly show has examined another subgenre, band, movement, country, or theme in metal, punk, and heavy rock. The show is available on-demand online from SiriusXM.com.

As a matter of fact, I did a Bloody Roots on Conan / barbarian metal in August 2011, and played the Sword, Electric Wizard, Crom, Manowar, Gates of Slumber, Bolt Thrower, and a bunch of other Conan-inspired tracks. This week, Celtic Frost are the Conan kings.

I hear you that “Iron Man” goes off in a different direction than the character, but Geezer says Iron Man was one of his favorite comics as a kid, so consider the Marvel character a point of departure.